#388DB2#388DB2

#388DB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.098 H 230.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388DB2
RGB	rgb(56, 141, 178)
HSL	hsl(198, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(198, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.5%, 20.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.18, -13.49, -26.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.18, 30.06, 243.35°)
OKLab	oklab(60.79% -0.0627 -0.0753)
OKLCH	oklch(60.79% 0.098 230.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.1884, 23.1028, 45.5589)
Luminance	0.2311 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388DB2 #B25D38

analogous

#38B29A #388DB2 #3850B2

triadic

#388DB2 #B2388D #8DB238

tetradic

#388DB2 #9A38B2 #B25D38 #50B238

square

#388DB2 #9A38B2 #B25D38 #50B238

split-complementary

#388DB2 #B23850 #B29A38

monochromatic

#1B4355 #296883 #388DB2 #5CAACC #8AC2DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.74

#388DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.62

#388DB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388DB2

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388DB2	1.00	3.74	5.62	5.62
#FFFFFF	3.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8BB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697FB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009799

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 141, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.098 230.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7daec9',
    500: '#388db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388db2;
$custom-light: #7daec9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.197,
    "s": 52.137,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60786,
    "c": 0.09797,
    "h": 230.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.23105
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388DB2

secondary

#C59681

accent

#784CDC

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #388DB2

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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